This crossword No. 28174 clues and answers were published on Wed 01 Jul 2020 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 28174 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
1-across – Labourer’s assistant could be so devious : UNDERHAND
6-across – Believe house comes with vacant grounds : HOLD
8-across – Switching on Apple with new version of office : OPENPLAN
9-across – Hail lovely ground : VOLLEY
10-across – Wretched old Tory right-wingers holding back : DREARY
11-across – Excitedly anticipating a modest backing : AFLUTTER
12-across – Dodge Row : RACKET
15-across – Lofty’s ‘prior use’ rumpus : SUPERIOR
16-across – Place vessels around large plot : LAYPLANS
19-across – Board’s on edge? : RESIDE
21-across – Dancing rumba without a singer for protection : UMBRELLA
22-across – A zek or tsar with wings clipped, backing coup : STROKE
24-across – Soak vessel and put back : RETURN
25-across – Pence’s ‘thing’? Just a little bit : PARTICLE
26-across – ‘Earth’, the artist said : CLAY
27-across – That’s how pie ceremony reveals a fine specimen : SHOWPIECE
All Down Clues and Answers:
1-down – Stimulant blows head off drinker! : UPPER
2-down – Working men in Black Country : DENMARK
3-down – Very last of troupe to quit demonstration : RALLY
4-down – Old reports about Ursula’s first bloomers : ANNUALS
5-down – Lee proved to be sporting photographer’s solution : DEVELOPER
6-down – Colt might be secured by this composer, on reflection : HOLSTER
7-down – One-time superior European city with lake by old road : LIEGELORD
13-down – Warning: a large branch by our cartoonist : ALARMBELL
14-down – Rigid principles for the running of public transport : TRAMLINES
17-down – Exercise right to sit on panel — that’s a crime : PERJURY
18-down – Start to smoke joint and smell clean hair : SHAMPOO
20-down – Mass association of king and clergy member shortly in church area? : SERVICE
22-down – One leaves the old governor’s band : STRAP
23-down – Sort of boomerang likely to lose line and deviate : KYLIE
This crossword has in total 30 where 16 are across and 14 are down.